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Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with the 12 Days of Code

Design an iPhone game. Track Santa’s movements. Animate text. Those are just a few of the ways students can participate in Computer Science Education Week , which is Dec. 3-9.

The HISD Instructional Technology team has shared the 12 Days of Code with an activity board that allows students to engage in a new coding experience every day.

The activities in these three calendars for elementary, middle, and high school include lessons such as designing web pages with HTML, creating a virtual pet, developing interactive art, and even teaching a robot to make crepes.

HISD’s 12 Days of Code coincides with Computer Science Education Week, which is Dec. 3-18. During this time, students and the greater HISD community are encouraged to join the worldwide movement and try one hour of coding as an introduction to computer science. Through this “Hour of Code,” students are challenged to think critically and solve problems as they learn the basics of computer programming.

After completing an hour of code on the 12 Days of Code activity board, participants can scroll down to get a certificate of completion. Send pictures of your campus coding activities to news@houstonisd.org, or post your coding event and a selfie with your certificate on social media using #HISDecoded.